Problem

Threatened species of Ranunculaceae

Nature:

Ranunculaceae is threatened through grazing and climate change.

Incidence:

15.8% of total species in Ranunculaceae are threatened.

Ranunculus anemoneus the Anemone Buttercup, a species listed as "Vulnerable" by the 1997 IUCN Red List for plants, is gradually recovering in areas previously subject to grazing by cattle and sheep in the alpine areas of Kosciuszko National Park. Its Current Distribution is Alpine habitats; alpine herbfields, usually near streams and snow patches or in rock crevices of Kosciuszko National Park.

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 15: Life on Land
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
03.03.2022 – 03:12 CET